My Little Life: Is it Friday yet?

Is it??? Anyone? Unfortunately not...only Tuesday. This sucks!! Oh well, tomorrow is Wednesday at least. That is an improvement. I can't begin to describe all the ways that this week has sucked for me. Phil is out of town and it's Court week...in Lufkin...ick. I could go on with my issues, but I won't. I am really trying to focus on happy and positive things these days. Oh well.

Let's see. What has been going on in my life?

MAY 5, 2009-Well, my sweet Mr. Phil and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary on May 5. It was such a happy day. Here is some then and now. We've had our ups and downs and things are better than ever. I look forward to each new day and adventure with him. He's my rock and supports me more than I ever could have asked for or imagined. I thank God every day for him.

MAY 5, 2007

MAY 10, 2009

(ok I forgot to take it on the 5th, but it's close enough)

MAY 8, 2009-Granny's Birthday. Granny celebrated her 84th birthday. All the grandkids and mom got together for a birthday lunch. Unfortunately, Granny isn't remembering anything these days and while she can converse, she has no short term memory. She didn't realize it was her birthday or that she was 84. She is still in relatively good health and gets around. She still has her sense of humor, but the memory part is really sad.

MAY 10, 2009-Mother's Day. I am also sharing some photos from Mother's Day...we took our moms and my granny to brunch, then to Donna's to celebrate with Mrs. Clark and then to dinner with my whole family. It was a lovely day and I am so happy for every year with these great ladies. I am also grateful that I get acknowledged on this day. I am just a step-mom, but have all the duties and responsibilities of full time motherhood. I am hoping by next year that I'll be a mom for real, but only time and Jesus knows if this will happen for us.

MOM & GRANNY

PHIL AND HIS MOM

ME AND MY MOMMA (MUD)

ALL THE MOMS

Just a cute pic of my sweetie on Sunday

Finally, some layouts I have finished...some for NSD and some I finished this past week. I have been feeling a little "mojoless" lately and have been relying on challenges, sketches, etc lately. When I get like this, I often just grab a stack of pics and paper and just make things happen. Sometimes I love it and sometimes I hate it. Most of these were made that way. Sorry if the topics of the layouts are redundant, but I grabbed a stack of pics and a lot were from the same stuff. It feels good to get some of it scrapped though.

HOMECOMING

This was the NSD Food Challenge at AMM. I had to use monochromatic paper, glitter, stitching, bling and journaling around something-I journaled around the stars.

FUTURE AIRMAN

Corrugated Cardboard challenge for NSD at AMM

I used my Pink Paislee that I've had and just not used for these pics I've been holding on when Phil and Britton went to the air show.

FIRE MAKER

This was for the technique challenge for NSD at AMM. I used an altered chipboard challenge. I painted, stickled and inked my chipboard to look like flames in this layout about Britton's firestarting abilities in Colorado. I used a piece of Sassafrass I've been hoarding and some Hambly scraps I love

P.S. I won this challenge...woo hoo!!

DURANGO TRAIN

This was for the Graphic 45 sketch challenge for NSD at AMM. I really love this layout. It was a fabulous sketch to work with. I cut out my papers tracing another shaped paper I had. I have been hoarding this Basic Grey and decided it was time to use it. I love these pics Phil took on the side of the road on our way out of Durango.

DURANGO PHOTO TIME

Just a random layout using some of my Making Memories Just Chillin' papers. It was an issue getting Britton to cooperate for photos on this trip...he's just at that age I guess. This was one of the ones we were able to get him to pose and smile for.

DURANGO NIRVANA

This was made with the Studio Calico May kit. Picture of our house in Durango and the view from it.

DUDE

Another layout with pics from the Air Show using Making Memories Just Chillin'

YOU MAKE THE CUTEST CRAZY FACES

Using the Studio Calico May kit and some additional embellies (Sassafrass Paper whimsies and Tim Holtz charms)...I must say I love the way this came out.